Mother Reading Newspaper with Child in Nissen Shack 1936

A mother sits with her child on her lap, reading a newspaper inside a Nissen shack near Dickens, Iowa. Taken in December 1936, the image depicts the realities of farm life during the Great Depression. Nissen huts, originally designed for military use, provided essential shelter for many families facing economic hardship in rural America.

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